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Athletic Club vs Real Madrid CF, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Athletic Club
1 – 1
Full Time
Real Madrid CF
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Yeray Alvarez 45' Y
Dani Garcia 60' Y
Ander Capa 68' Y
Yuri Berchiche 72' Y
Benat 78' Y
Y 85' Dani Carvajal
Y 87' Lucas Vazquez
Unai Simon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid CF — La Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Melero
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Jose Matias
  • Referee Ruben Becerril
  • Referee Alberto Gonzalez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
12
Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Real Madrid CF
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Athletic Club 1–1 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Real Madrid CF H 1–1 D
27 Aug SD Huesca H 2–2 D
20 Aug CD Leganes H 2–1 W
15 Nov Cobham FC A 1–2 L
06 Nov Cobham FC H 2–2 D
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Athletic Club A 1–1 D
01 Sep CD Leganes H 4–1 W
26 Aug Girona FC A 4–1 W
19 Aug Getafe CF H 2–0 W
05 May Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–0 W
28 Apr Hebburn Town FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Athletic Club Real Madrid CF
#18 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts). Real Madrid CF are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Athletic Club have kicked off against Real Madrid CF. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Thibaut Courtois suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Real Madrid CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Athletic Club are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Real Madrid CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Unai Simon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' GOAL! Muniain scores on 32.
  • 37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 42' Yuri Berchiche is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Madrid CF so far.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Yeray Alvarez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The whistle greets Dani Ceballos as he departs to be replaced by Casemiro.
  • 51' De Marcos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Madrid CF tonight.
  • 54' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Muniain exits the field as Ander Capa enters on 54.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at . Athletic Club seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Dani Garcia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' The whistle greets Luka Modric as he departs to be replaced by Isco.
  • 63' Isco has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ander Capa.
  • 72' Athletic Club player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Gareth Bale as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Vazquez steps in for Real Madrid CF.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Inaki Williams is replaced by San Jose.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Benat is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 78.
  • 81' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Benat by Mikel Rico on 81 minute.
  • 85' Dani Carvajal picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Lucas Vazquez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Unai Simon Mendibil has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Athletic Club 1-1 Real Madrid CF. Honours even.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Berizzo

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.59 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club28% Draw39% Real Madrid CF33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
67%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
72%
Athletic Club or Real Madrid CF
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club14% Draw66% Real Madrid CF20%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29%
0 – 1
17.9%
1 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
1.7%
2 – 2
1.5%
1 – 3
1.2%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 18% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 23% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.